Flooded it already!!!

Don Pamponi · June 02, 2004, 08:36:04 AM

Thanks, I\'ll give it a try. It has new tips tho, so it should be ok comp wise.

Don Pamponi · June 02, 2004, 05:57:32 PM

Got fuel

Got sparks

Still wont go

The sparks from the top two plugs looked weeker than the bottom two though.

Changed the cap, still wont start

I\'m thinking of throwing the rotary lump away and installing pedals.

MikeLMR · June 02, 2004, 07:48:13 PM

strange, The upper (trailing) plugs will have a lesser spark as it has more gaps to bridge due to the design of the dizzy so that sounds fine.

Have you tried the oil trick ? I know the motor has been rebuilt but it was a DIY job so theres an element of doubt there I suppose ?

Mike

Don Pamponi · June 02, 2004, 09:35:15 PM

Spose so

Don Pamponi · June 02, 2004, 09:40:52 PM

To be fair tho, it was running superbly - better than any rotary I\'ve come accross. Started with the 1st twist of the key, didn\'t need as much choke as some. Really smooth.

And then it wouldn\'t start, and no one played with the little blue car ever again......

Oh how hard can it be? Theres only so many things to do with fuel and sparks. I\'m working my way through.

I\'ll try the oil thing tomorrow.:confused:

Don Pamponi · June 03, 2004, 05:28:21 PM

She lives again.

New plugs (Â£30 the theiving ******s!!)

Some oil down the bores and off she went.

Just got to sort out the sinking clutch pedal now.....

Bled it 3 times and air is still comming out. Master cylendar?

On and on and on and on. Will it ever see the road or just continue to rob me of my hard earned cash? (moan, moan, moan)

MikeLMR · June 03, 2004, 05:40:44 PM

Glad you got it sorted ! :3gears-lh

sounds like you have a leak somewhere in the clutch system, could be anything really, M/C , S/C, pipework, joints etc. or it could just be a total pain in the ass to bleed , have you tried putting a hose on the bleed nipple and letting a load of fluid run through the system (keeping it topped up of course) I find this can remove stuborn air bubbles.

might be worth checking the joints too, I think there are some copper washers on the slave cylinder end.

Don Pamponi · June 03, 2004, 09:05:07 PM

Yes Could be anything in the system. All the pipes are new copper jobbies. The guy who sold it me did mumble something about the clutch when he gave it to me along the lines of \'\'might need a new master cylinder....\'\'

In other words: there\'s a problem - you find it. Cheers buddy.

Im gonna grill him a bit and see if i can get any clues.

I\'ve got a spare master cylinder, but the manual says replace the clutch bit too, or buy overhaul kits.

Seems to me like air is getting in somewhere and you could pump the pedal all day with the bleed valve open and there\'d still be bubbles.:reallymad

Don Pamponi · June 03, 2004, 09:08:04 PM

The oil down the plug holes was a great tip by the way. I wonder if it would have started without the Â£30 set of plugs?

Oh well I got spares.

Should I have gapped them? How can you when the 3 bits round the electrode are curved?

MikeLMR · June 03, 2004, 09:10:02 PM

no need to gap them, they come pre set.

I wonder if you can clean up your old plugs ? might be worth it.

Don Pamponi · June 04, 2004, 08:58:17 AM

Yeah, they aren\'t that dirty. A bit of wire wool and they\'ll be fine.

Apparently the S/C is new and the M/C has a rebuild kit in it.

But it still leaks some where. I ran a litre od dot4 through it yesterday and air was still comming out.

Today i check all the joints and bleed it again.